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Question: When you install a new application, documentation on that application is also usually installed. Where would you look for the documentation after installing an application called MyApp?
Choose one:

a. /usr/MyApp
b. /lib/doc/MyApp
c. /usr/doc/MyApp
d. In the same directory where the application is installed.

Answer: Answer: c

The default location for application documentation is in a directory named for the application in the /usr/doc directory.

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Question: When you install a new application, documentation on that application is also usually installed. Where would you look for the documentation after installing an application called MyApp?
Choose one:

a. /usr/MyApp
b. /lib/doc/MyApp
c. /usr/doc/MyApp
d. In the same directory where the application is installed.


Answer:

Answer: c

The default location for application documentation is in a directory named for the application in the /usr/doc directory. Source: CoolInterview.com



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